Are 5 yr old tires safe? - Car Talk Community
Apr 11, 2011 · Answer to both your questions: Most likely. There’s no real way to determine if 5 year old tires will fail before they reach the end of their usable tread life. There are many factors to consider, including temperatures, moisture and how hard you drive it. We cannot guess as to how long the internal making of the tires will last.
New Tires feels like I'm sliding and swaying - Car Talk Community
Sep 1, 2012 · Hello all-I own a 2010 Ford Focus (compact sedan) and had to purchase a set of new tires. I went to a retail chain store that I’ve never been to before. The salesman suggests a set of 195/60R15 Trazanos for $304.68. I drive home on a side street about 5 minutes away. Seems fine. The next morning I enter the expressway and there is a slight curve to right when entering, the car begins to feel ...
Tires PSI - Is it by car or by tire? - Car Talk Community
UncleTurbo September 26, 2013, 5:36pm 3. the PSI is by the car. The PSI on the tire is the max PSI you can put into the tire safely. The tire can go on many different cars so the tire PSI isn’t car specific. The PSI given on the door sticker, and owner’s manual is …
Different tire sizes on front and rear? - Car Talk Community
Craig58 June 6, 2007, 2:00am 5. Actually, the 185 tires are about 2% larger diameter than the 175 tires, but it should be OK if they are are kept on the same axle. As others have said, put the new tires on the back and replace the front tires with the matching size when they wear out.
During winter storage should the tires remain ... - Car Talk …
Jun 2, 2011 · The tires would be stored lying flat or upright. I stored my tires on concrete stacked on top of each other. The bottom tire only supported the weight of 3 TIRES, not 3/4 of the weight of the car, as is normal. The only effectwas a black …
INSIDE v. OUTSIDE tire sidewall marking - Car Talk Community
Dec 13, 2021 · OUTSIDE tire sidewall marking - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community. INSIDE v. OUTSIDE tire sidewall marking. Maintenance/Repairs. toyota, tc, scion, tires. sestivers December 13, 2021, 10:39pm 1. Long story short, visited a tire shop down the street to mount and balance used, satisfactory, matching tires onto my second set of rims in ...
One tire on car different size from other three
Jan 1, 2009 · Maintenance/Repairs. tinajones January 1, 2009, 1:57am 1. My husband and I just noticed that our 2002 Camry has three 205-65 R15 tires and one 205-70 R15 tire. We have driven the car several thousand miles like this (with annoying noise). I have had the tires rotated several times - regularly every 6000 thousand miles - and don’t know if they ...
Car doesn't drive straight after new tires
Caddyman October 28, 2009, 1:20am 2. Swap the front tires side to side. If it now pulls to the left, one (or both) of your front tires are defective. The belts are not centered, which causes a problem called “radial pull”…Replace the defective tires…. nfs480 October 28, 2009, 1:22am 3.
Replace TPMS Or Not? - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
Feb 23, 2024 · Nothing new needed, replace the TPMS sensors once the warning light goes on with the tires pressures checked as correct. Rainflurry February 23, 2024, 10:18pm 16. Depending on what TPMS tool the shop has, ask them to check the status of the sensor batteries.
Mechanic refused to rotate my tires because the ... - Car Talk …
Apr 16, 2019 · I was looking to rotate the front tires to the back until we can afford to replace the tires (will be very soon). The car was bought used a few months ago. We haven’t had any of the wear bars show or signal yet and the tread is the lowest on the outside (a problem with all of the tires) where the mechanics measured the tread.